DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.8 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 262 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4191 - - 260 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5353 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6749 - - 2818 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2415 - - 6608 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 435 - - 139 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 300 - - 295 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 494 - - -4307 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6255 - - 7126 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -779 - - -5323 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7528 - - 8141 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 210 - - 130 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.8 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.8 - - 59.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.7 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.8 - - 58.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 262 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4191 - - 260 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 12 - - 68 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99217 36 087 36 093 99217 91721 31 078 33 092 91721 85948 26 080 26 086 85948 81160 23 077 17 087 81160 77041 24 071 16 093 77041 73410 21 080 20 077 73410 70127 18 099 18 050 70127 67100 16 098 14 052 67100 64291 14 088 10 074 64291 61593 12 067 12 116 61593 58809 10 032 9 093 58809 55954 7 311 9 324 55954 53258 14 222 16 263 53258 50854 17 209 20 238 50854 48711 21 233 25 234 48711 46763 33 237 28 232 46763 44972 38 235 37 232 44972 43304 36 231 44 226 43304 41735 39 230 44 224 41735 40253 38 230 40 222 40253 38852 36 226 38 219 38852 37496 38 227 35 226 37496 36121 36 229 34 233 36121 34699 34 236 31 237 34699 33233 29 243 30 241 33233 31709 27 250 29 245 31709 30116 26 253 26 245 30116 28457 23 244 24 248 28457 26733 23 238 25 249 26733 24948 21 244 24 251 24948 23103 19 246 21 247 23103 21192 18 247 17 244 21192 19210 17 247 17 245 19210 17200 14 249 15 252 17200 15272 13 245 11 265 15272 13523 11 246 9 268 13523 11970 8 247 9 255 11970 10586 5 244 8 241 10586 9351 2 294 4 229 9351 8248 4 321 2 268 8248 7265 4*319 3 302 7265 6393 5*312 5 305 6393 5616 5 307 5 304 5616 4916 6 302 6 302 4916 4292 6 299 6 300 4292 3769 6 296 7 298 3769 3365 6 292 6 297 3365 3086 6 291 6 297 3086 2916 5 290 6*296 2916 2818 5 289 5*295 2818 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography